L'ARC~EN~CIEL TO RELEASE TWELFTH STUDIO ALBUM, "BUTTERFLY" IN THE U.S.!

JAPANESE ICONIC ROCK BAND, L'ARC~EN~CIEL, TO RELEASE TWELFTH STUDIO ALBUM, "BUTTERFLY" IN THE U.S. ON FEBRUARY 8, 2012 VIA ITUNES

(February 7, 2012) -- "BUTTERFLY," the long-awaited new album from one of the most celebrated Japanese rock bands, L'Arc~en~Ciel, will be released in North America (U.S.), Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico on Wednesday; February 8, 2012 via iTunes.  Described by Kerrang! as "The biggest band you've never heard of", L'Arc~en~Ciel has sold over 40 million records and will also return to the U.S. in 2012, for the 2nd time in 20 years, on March 25th with a historic performance at New York's legendary Madison Square Garden.  More information can be found at www.LArc-en-Ciel.com

"BUTTERFLY" will include the band's 20th L'Anniversary single "X X X" ("Kiss, Kiss, Kiss") and "CHASE", all six singles since 2008's including "DRINK IT DOWN" as well as three new songs.

The album also includes hit song "GOOD LUCK MY WAY" as featured in the movie version of the iconic and highly popular anime full-length feature film,
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE STAR OF MILOS. This band's hit single "READY STEADY GO" was utilized in the soundtrack of original hit FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST television series featured on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

L'Arc-en-Ciel's lead singer, and occasional guitarist, hyde, has called this "a monumental album, it's great that we can release the album just at the right time."

L'Arc~en~Ciel Members
* hyde-vocals
* ken-guitar
* tetsuya-bass
* yukihiro-drums

L'Arc~en~Ciel ­ BUTTERFLY Track list
1. CHASE
2. X X X
3. Bye Bye
4. GOOD LUCK MY WAY -BUTTERFLY Ver.-
5. BLESS
6. shade of season
7. DRINK IT DOWN
8. wild flower
9. SHINE
10. NEXUS 4
11. Mirai sekai

L'Arc~en~Ciel will embark on their "L¹Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012" this March visiting Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Taipei, New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Jakarta and Seoul before concluding back in Japan. Tour dates below.

L'Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012 dates:

March 3rd
Asia World Expo Arena
Hong Kong, China

March 7th
Impact Arena
Bangkok, Thailand

March 10th
Mercedes-Benz Arena
Shanghai, China

March 17th
TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall
Taipei, Taiwan

March 25th
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York

April 11th
indigO2
London, UK

April 14th
Le Zenith
Paris, France

April 28th
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore, Singapore

May 2nd
Lapangan D Senayan
Jakarta, Indonesia

May 5th
Jamsil Gymnasium
Seoul, Korea

May 12th
Nissan Stadium
Yokohama, Japan

May 13th
Nissan Stadium
Yokohama, Japan

May 19th
Universal Studios Japan Open Air Special Stage
Osaka, Japan

May 20th
Universal Studios Japan Open Air Special Stage
Osaka, Japan